Knitted fabric



June 19, 1945. v. LOMBARDI 2,378,780

KNITTED FABRIC Fiied Dec. 15, 1941 5 sheetssheet 1 INVENTOR V1 nce/1! Zamba/dz BWM/M1,

ATTORNEY June 19, 1945. v.`1.oMBARDi 42,378,780

KNITTED FABRIC Filed Deo. 15, 1941 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTQRNEY June 19, 1945. v. LOMBARDI 2,373,780

' KNITTED FABRIC Filed Dec. 15 1941 5 Shets-Sheet 3 ATTORNEY June 19, 1945. v, LOMBARD. 2,378,780

KNITTED FABRIC Filed Dec. 15, 1941 5 Sheetysheet 5 m 6" M w f4 ,Zi/gg. /2' 6' @a j a' MMM-oww),

ATTQRNEY `Patented June 19, 1945 y vincent Lo nNrr'rEn FABRJ-e u forjar lvxomolaA l Lombardi Knitting Moololirio` lyr'r,v N. Yi, a corporation ofl New York` appl-i'ootion-nooemor 15, 1994i, s-or'ialino. naar?,`

l er iaims'. (ome-rieti l invention relates to knitted fabrics and `particularly to knitted fabrics comprising yarns of special` character such, for example, aselastic yarr.- y, l t o i The incorporation of elasticI yarn@ in knitted :fabric in1 such `mann-er` as to meetwthe'exacting requirements for fabrics adapted for use in bathing suits,y foundation garments, parts of dresses, andlthe like, has been a matter of considerable difficulty.V Gontact oi elastic yarn with the body of` thewearer yand` exposure thereof to the deteriorating eifects of the sunerays; asin-bathing.

suits ioixexample,` are both undesirable/particu lairly when the elastic yarn employed isy uncovered rubber yarn which because ofeconomic desiderata isdesirable for use in manyvinstances instead ofrubiber yarn- Which is` wound- Witha cottonycovering. At thesazne time it istdesirable'that both `the elastic and relatively non-elastic yarns employed be incorporated the fabric in such `manner that the fabric have a desiredy elasticity `and stretchabil-ity in1desired amountsA andindesiredl directions; andthat the use of an excessA of yarny and undue heavinessof the :fabric should be `avo-irledo"` In additionaitf is often important that design characteristics bef impartedl to such `fabrics*vvitlfiout,however; adversely alecting their other characteristics; Gertainof these require ments applyboth tothe inclusiono elasticyarn in a. variety of `types of fabrics and to they in-` clusion'of other typesfofspecial yarn;A suchI for instance as metal yarn` and `flexible glass yarn, where it is desirable that the specialyarn be spaced from the body of the wearer `and/or from the 4surface of the-fabric. In this `connection' itis toA be understood thaty the term yarn is used hereininv its broadl sense to include all knittable t materials.;

Among other y considerations involved in the construction of v the elastic fabric are the factors that itis` often desirable that a fabric have oonsiderable stretchability up to' a certain point but notl beyond-that point,` and that control ofA cles# ticity is desirable in some| fabrics or somei portionsof a fabric'ior garment to 'af'.greater extent inone direction than ino another in some instances andto anI equali extentririv both directions-in other instances--` In" connection with the obtainingo`f yarn which isfaltnitted or plated throughout has ane-torneo o'o-nsioor'omro'noL in terh'plgte's the 4the latter thevf-act thata fabric includingr'a rubber is crowded: acti-1e opposite si'deof the fabric in atleast/oem portions of the fabric is inl corporaterl into' the fabric` in such" manner as to control the elasticity or to" provide attractive de 1 signs. The' special yarn` :nay beplated in' every Wale and in every rovv or in `certain` Wales and/'or certain rows,` as;- for' example', in aiternat or otherwise spaced Wales or accordiomstitch fabric; special yarn slx'onld howevenfbe present in the` forni ofi knitted loops in suici'ent quantity in Whatever portioni of the fabric where it occurs so that it will constitute a second; body yarn'v rather than a mere auxiliary y'arn.. Ifthe special yar-nf is ain elastic yarn' itsliould be loosely enon'gfr incorporated sthat' it willl not'strai'gthten out the` loobsvto any substantial extent; t t

The other yarn, which is present at the' side or the fabriclopposite to" thei side ait which the main yarn is present-may desirably be included in such manner` as tot contrer the stretchabili-ty' in one or more desired directions. and/of to" provide -desirr effect.v Suchtre'sul'ts may be obtainedby inl-aying the other yarn, :by havinfgit eitend ooursevse and be7 wou-'nd arondfcertain of' the loops of the knitted yarnylby ei'iter'i'ding; it more lesol vvaieofise and catchingi't into tno ranno in the inlay rh'ainii'lermone or' moepointsiin a roovof plating" or otherwise knitting 't in atcertain spaced points, or by4v c'onl4v a'tiori of the foregoing-fior xar'iieandi/orbit controlling the of inclusion f' suoli' the foregoing or other desired manners` so that' "designs are for-ined the side orrido` ranno whore ieapoorso no' t rostro yarn' `or distinctive o'olorf or onafoc'ter.

ooaoifrformof stoom one invention oont ability `is definitely linited incertain portions n thereof' and/or wherejstretchabi-lit'y i' s li'initedt a greater extentand/onwhere elasticity is present to a'l greater exterfltrin some portions thanin others,and of knitted-garmentsembodying in cerformation orknitted garments and other knitted ozoo1osinclude' ns1-:io

tain portions thereof fabric such as contemplated by the invention.

As main yarn there may be employed cotton,-

may be of a relatively inexpensive type, and the other yarn of a relatively expensive type, since the former, being knitted into the loops either in all or a large part of the wales and rows, Will commonly be required in greater quantity.

Since plating ordinarily requires that the plated yarns be of substantially similar size in order to be satisfactorily knitted together, the incorporation of the other yarn in the fabric in a different manner from the plated yarns enables the otheri yarn to be readilyY incorporated even though it is much thicker or otherwise different from the two yarns which form the body of the fabric.

' The invention accordingly comprises an article yof manufacture possessing the features, properties and relation of elements which will be exemplified in the articles hereinafter described vand lthe scope, of the application which will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects ofthe invention, reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in though it may be, and desirably is in many instances, formed of material different from yarn I Il. The yarn I2 may desirably be a relatively thick or fluffy yarn, for example worsted, so as to effectively stand out from the body of the\ fabric to provide a thick layer of protective or covering yarn beyond the rubber yarn on theI side which is uncovered by the yarn I0. In any case, this covering effect is improved by the staggering of the courses of inlay yarn. The yarn I2 is caught under each sinker loop in the present instance but may be caught under spaced sinker loops as hereinafter disclosed if desired.

The form of fabric illustrated in Fig. 2 is simyilar, except that the body of the fabric is differently constructed, and that the other yarn contains floats between portions wherein it is connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is an enlarged rear view of a section of one form of fabric embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic rear view of a section of a modified form;

Fig. 3 is a similar view ofa section of a further modified form;v K y Fig. 4 is a similar view of a section of a still further modied form; i l

1 Ffgs. 5 ,thru11 are similar views showing, respectively, still other modifications;

Fig. 12 is a similar view of a section of still another modified form;

Fig. 13 is a small scale front view of a founldation garment illustrating certain embodiments of the invention; and

Figs. 14 and 15 are front views of knitted bathing suits illustrating, respectively, certain other embodiments of the invention.

, In Fig. 1 there is exemplified one form of fabric such 4as contemplated by the invention. Main yarn III, which may be cotton yarn, wool yarn, rayon yarn, or other type of substantially nonelastic yarn, knitted lin the jersey' fashion in plated relationship with rubber yarn I I, with the rubber yarn plated in all theloops in the present instance. On the side of the fabric opposite Athe side on which the yarn IU is disposed, yarn I2 is incorporated in the fabric in the inlay fashion. The yarn I2, in the present instance, is present in'every course but is staggered in successive courses as by having the yarn I 2 which is 'fed'at one course received by alternate needles, and by having the yarn I2 which is fed at the vsuccessive course received bythe intermediate needles. 'I'he yarn I 2 is desirablyfa substantially non-elastic yarn such as cotton, wool, rayon, etc.,

`successive row so as to effect. Not only lis the inlaid in the standard manner. The knitted body of the fabric I5 is composed of main yarn I6, which may be cotton yarn, for example, and which is knitted irl-alternate wales in one course and intervening wales in a successive course as indicated at Ida and Ib, respectively,andis floated across the wales in which it is not knitted as indicated at Ifo and I'd, respectively. In rthe courses containing the loops IIia and the floats `I'Iic there is included with the main yarn I6 an elastic yarn I'I which may be lastex orl uncovered rubber yarn as desired,` this being plated with the yarn I6 and being disposed rearwardly of it in the fabric (in the front of the figure).

In the courses containing the loops I6b andthe oats Id no elastic yarn is included. It will be appreciated in this connection that plated wales and unplated wales may either one be spaced more than a single wale apart either by introducing additional courses of one or the lother type of yarn or yarn-group or by omitting certain of the floats and extending others of the oatsas may be desired.

The accordion type of body yarn knitting exemplified in Fig. 2 tends to draw itself together coursewise, and when included in a garment tendsl to narrow this portion of the garment in a coursewise direction. In addition it provides extra thickness of main yarn at one side of the fabric, this being particularly desirable when the side of the fabric on which the main yarn is present is to be in Contact with the person of a wearer. In order to limit the coursewise stretchability of the body yarn, to provide a protective covering for the fabric on the side opposite to the sidev on which the yarn I6 appears, and to provide design effects, there is included other yarn I8, which may be heavy worsted yarn,'and which as exemplified appears in each row of ,mainV yarn loops, being inlaid in the standard manner throughout three Wales and floated across ve wales, the wales in question being shifted one Wale to the left (as seen in the figure) in each provide a diagonal design obtaining of design effects presence of floats but these iioats desirably, and as exemplified, are relatively tightly drawn so as to limit the coursewise stretchability of the 'fabric'to a greater extent than a fabric wherein the other yarn is inlaid in the standard manner throughout, asin Fig. 1. In Fig. 3 there is shown a fabric the body 20 of which is composed of relatively non-elastic yarn 2I and elastic yarn 22 each of which respectively may be similar in character andr which in the present instance are shown as knitted similarly to the yarns IIJ and II of Fig. 1. There facilitated by the :several .loops from `,each other..

@efr-errno istincluded also other yarn `23 whichis inlaid in such a manner that it `extends minder .sinker loops 4.spaced three and five wales apart, .extending down inthe present instance under` a .sinker lloop three wales after ithas passed .up .under one and extending-up under .a sinlrer loop live wales 4after `itfhas .passed` down 11i-nder `a sinker loop, thus providing a .fabric in which `the .coursewise stretchabilty maybe limited without .any sub stantial lateral movement .of the inlaid yarn past 'L ithesnker loops under which is passes, the amount of ,coursewise stretchability being yery exactly yarns. 33 3i serve .to limitv ythe yvalewise :stretchability .of an elastic fabric to cover .the elastic or other `.special yarn to a greater .or less extent, and to provide design effects.`

The fabricof Fig. L6 is similarhto the fabric `of Fig.` except that .the .body lfabric `is Adifferently .formed.the formationbeing similar to` .thatl'of Fig. 2. In this instance elastic main .yarn l32a is plated with `relatively noneelastic yarn 31a in alternate Wales` inalternate fcourses, both yarns being 'oated past the intervening Wales, and the controlled. nevertheless by: the. tightness of the inlaid yarn. Thegpoints `at whichthe yarn .23

passes under .the .sinker loopsgare staggered one .1f maleta theleftfas seen in .the figure) `to prcwide` -a design effect in the :present instance.

.In Fig.. 4 there is shown a fabric the which is similar to that `:of .the fabricshown in Fig. 2,.;being composed .of relatively nml-.elastic :yarn 16 .and elastic yarn 2:1 twhich .respectively` may :be .similar in l character and .knitted .similarly :tozthe yarn |16 and .the `yann 1.1 .of Eig, 2. There is also .included other yarn `28 `which may .be Suk, rnylon, vor `yvorsted yarn, for example, and

.whiohlin .the present instance is .included inthe manner Lexemplified .in my copending application SerialNo. 421,260, .filed December 2., .19.41, `by :being twisted completely around .certain of the loops .of knitted .yarn in .the ,manner indicated. at 12S. `.This tiesthe yarn into .thefabric in aman- `ner .which is particularly effective in preventing body/125er relatively noneelastic main yarn :3|.b isknitted -by itself `.in the` intervening .Wales and interven- .ing courses, the elastic` yarn being omitted 1in `thesecourses inthe presentinstance...The floated portions .of the elastic yarn will tend toldraw the yfabric ,together ina .coursewise direction Iin .this I instance, and the .extra thickness .of main Yyarn ,provides extra. thickness 4between the elastic,

:metal or .other special yarn and the surfaceof the fabric. Extents of other yarn iaianda sim.-

ilar .tothe extents `33 and 3A .and :caught into .the V `fabric in similar `manner .are provided.

In Fig. .'7, a main yarn 40, which may be` rayon yarn, zanda special yarn 4|, which may be flastex yarn, .are plated in the manner exemplified in Fig. `1,.andyarn.1l42vvhichextends generally walewiseof the fabric is incorporated on the Side `the same .from being pulled out of thefabrc or l yfrom .becoming loose when the yarnis Lbroken ,or

the .fabricisout The yarn 28 is iloated .between le the .points where it is Wound .around loops, .the

aightnessof, the'yarnin the floatseifectively def diermining the coursewise .stretchability of the i fabric. .In .the .presentinstanca .a .design eiect assisting the eectiveness with'whichit is bound into the fabric.

. 1n Figs. .5, .6, .7., and-.aine rot-nerf .yam extends generally `walevvise ...of the `fabric a .fxnanner v .stretchability of the fabric. In Fig. there .is

shown a fabric, the :body of whichiscornposed of relatively vnon-.elastic yarn 3l and .elasteynn .32 each .of ,which, respectively, may be .similar in character and wknitted similarly .to the yarn .ID 'and tothe yarn .ll Vof Eig. v,1. Thereis also .ln- -cluded fother"..yarn which-may` be heavy .worsten WD, ton, -woolorrayon, and Amay .be similar .to ordif.- ferent from the ".yarn3|,.or may be yarn of .a special type. Two extents .33 andyl :of this tetheryarn.arecincorporated These extents runtvalevtise .of the fabricas Willbe seen, each :being caught into :the fabric in the `present :in- .stance at walewise-,spaced points` as shown at .3.5 ande@ respectively, by, extendingacross a needle lloop and yunder `.the sinker loops at ,each :Side thereof, the points of catching, .rand .3E respectively,` beine -deslrably .spaced The extents `3i! and :34 ...arefincluded' in tivo` adjacent ones :of the .three `avales `shown the present .instance. `al-f @though -as will be understood,` .they `may .be 1m- :cluded in :all waleszgorin .-.spaced wales. .The

of the fabric opposite the `yarn 4I by beingin- .laid across a `fewvvalesiin spaced courses.` In .the

presentinstanc'e, the` yarn 42 is inlaid across the second, third .and fourth wales from the left of Athe ,.flgilre, extendingvertically fromeach end of the inlaid portion; ,andis inlaid across the fourth,

.1 third and second wales from the left of .the figure -in..:the third course; below, extending vertically ,downwardly Vfrom the left-.handend of the same. If desired, of `course, the yarn may extend diag- .onally between Vthe .inlaid portions. 1t .will run .generally .walewise' .of the fabric, either `in the case :shown .or `in `that just mentioned, .and will .exert a .limiting action .upon `the stretchability l `of .the .fabric thoughnotso much .so `as in .the `caseloftheyarns 33..and.3.4 `of Fig. .5 or 33a and ,34a ofEig..6. 1 f

In Fig..8.there is .shown .a fabric,. the body .of whichis similarto. the body `of fabricof Fig. 7-

. .elastic or ctherspecial yarn 43 being plated with i thepresent instance, it extends diagonally back` or which in certain instances may .be `cota relatively nonelasticinain yarn .44. Otherywale- .Wise extending, yarn .45 is incorporatedin afabric by `being plated at the rear of the fabric (the front .0f thexi'lgure) .inhspaced wales and. courses. In

and forth .betweenthe placesin which it is formed linto knitted loops.. It will .be .appreciated in this .connection ,that .a generally .walewise `extending yarn mayrun .almost directly walewise. diagonally, or in a somewhat zigzag direction, regard` less .of themanner in which .it is .caught in.

`.In Fig, 9, .there isexemplied a fabric which `has on .rear thereof both coursewise extend..-

ine and .generally .Walewiseextending supplemental yarn. `The body of the fabric is composed of lmain yarn .4.6, whichmay be `cotton yarn, @and .Special ,yarn .41... which.may` be uncovered .rubber yarnthe yarns le and lll being plated. `with .the :yarn 416. appearing `at the front `,of the fabric (the .rearof the iignre). ln eachfcourse there `is .incorporated in :the inlay manner an `extent of. yarn .4.8 .and certain .of the Wales there is incorporated an extent of yarn 4t.v The yarn 48 is vinlaid ,inthe standard planner in .three `wales am` then :floated ,for three Wales `.as

shown atklacthe floats .being .staggered .one .Walerto theleftiin the figure) at each succes sive course to provide a design eiect, the general manner of incorporation beingA similar to that of the yarn I8 of Fig. 2. The extents 49'-are incorporated in a manner similar to the extents 33 and 34 in Fig. 5 and the extents'33aand 34a in Fig. 6 (thoughsomewhat more loosely inthe present instance). In the present `instance also,

Vthe points at which different extents 49 are caught into the fabric is varied to give additional design effects. The yarns 48 and 49 may be similar to or dierent from each other and similar to or different from the yarn 46, and may be cotton, rayon, heavy Worsted, or other character as may be desired. As will be apparent, the yarn 49, may serve to limit the stretchability of the fabric in a WaleWise directionand the yarn 48 to limit its stretchability in a coursewise direction. The tightness with which each such yarn is introduced will control the point at, which the stretchability of the fabric is limited in the respective direction,

In knitted garments and other knitted'articles l it is oftendesirable that the. knitted articles be composed of fabric which in. certain. portions has a high degree of stretchability, but which in other portions the stretchability is greatly limited. A fabric which'satises such needs to a high degree is illustrated in Fig. 10. This fabric comprises substantially non-elastic yarn Ell, which may be cotton yarn, and elastic yarn I winch may be either uncovered rubber yarn 01"lastex yarn, the yarns 50 and 5|.being knitted together in plated relationship in the jersey fashion. Additional yarn 52, whichmay be .cotton yarn, is inlaidY in the standard manner inl every row, being loosely incorporated so that vthe fabric may be stretched to a; considerable extent in a coursewise direction withoutthe .yarn 52 imposing a limit on the stretchability. In a portion A of the fabric there is also included other yarn 53 which may be cotton yarn and which in the present instance is a Wrap yarn and is tightlyincorporated as by being fed under a high amount of tension, the yarn 53v being extended back and forth in portion A andlcaught into the fabric inthe standard inlay fashion in that it is caught under` all the sinker loops in the portion A. In the present instance the crests of the vWaves of the inlaid yarn 52 and the (slight) crests of the Waves oi' the inlaid yarn 53 are in olirlerentA wales.

There is thus provided a fabric comprising a portion A which is substantially non-stretchable in coursewise direction and has a definitely limited walewise stretchability, and a portion B of Which the rest of the figure consists, which has a very marked coursewise and walewise stretchability.

incertain instances, and particularly when the relastic yarn 5i is composed of covered rubber yarn such as lastex, yarn such as shown at 52 may be omitted. Such a fabric is shown in Fig. 11 andconsists of cotton yarn 53a and lastex yarn Bia plated together similarly to the yarns 50 and tl in Fig. 10, and cotton yarn 53a Which is incorporated in a portion A of the fabric in the same manner that the yarn 53 is incorporated in the portion A of Fig. 10. In the portion B' the stretchability will be unlimited except by the knitted loops themselves, no yarn such as 52 being present.

y In Fig. 12 there is illustrated a form of fabric wherein the other yarn is so incorporated as to form closely spaced designs, these, in the present instance, being in the shape of diamonds.

This not only'illustrates one of the design pos yarn is covered on its rear side,` there isfnevertheless sufficient covering to substantially space ythe `body yarn from anything whichmight, contact therewith, as Well as to limit the stretcha-y `bility of thefabric to `a markedly greater` extent,

so far, at least, `as coursewise `stretchability is concerned, than Would be the case if the other yarn Ywere not present, or if the design portions were spaced further apart. It vvill be understood, however, that the invention in its broader aspects` is not limited to the presence .of fother. yarn. in fully covering arrangements .or closely spaced designs-but includes as wellits presence in widelyspaced designs and in other, arrangements.

' As shown, the body 60 of the fabric is formed of :substantially non-elastic yarn 6| and ,elastic yarn 62 which are knitted in platedrelationship in the same manner as the yarns I0 and Il, respectively,` of the fabric shown in Fig. i. At the rear of the fabric (the front of the figure) there y ,is at the upper left; the left-hand portion of a diamond formed from the yarn 65 'is showniat the upper right, the bottom of a diamond formed by the yarn 6ft is shown at the upper center and the top and central portions of another-r diamond formed by this yarn are shown at the middle and bottom center. A. f

-As illustrated, the othe1"vyarn, which maybe Worsted` yarn of a single color, orfavariety. of colors blending or contrasting with the color of one vor both ofthe body yarns, is shown as incorporated in a back-and-forthfinla'y fashion with the yarn passing under. eachA sinker loop in each of its coursewis'e extents, as .exemplied, although the crests or` troughs of the vWaves thereof or both may, if. desired, be lengthened, so as to give a Wider contour, one form of this being illustrated in Fig. 3.

In theV presentY instance, the placement of .the crests oi' the Waves of the inlay yarn is staggered VinV pairs, Aan extent running in one direction and another extent runningin the other direction having crests in the same Wales and the pairs of extents above and below having crests in Vother Wales. The tightness With which the inlay yarn is fed will control the `extent to which the coursewise'stretchability is limited, and, to a certain degree, the extent to Which the Walewise stretchability is limited; and even though the inlay yarn is fed vin an ordinary loose manner in the closely spaced designs, it will exert a limitation upon the c oursewise stretchability andv to some extent upon the Walewise stretchability.

Certain of the fabrics exempnfied, as win be appreciated, will be particularly desirableffor use in certain instances, and others in: other inf stances. Often it will be desirable to combine in a single garment or other knitted article `two types of fabric embodyingthe present invention In thel figure the rightehandl `aeverreo anddbr to combine one or more of them with other types `of .known orsuita'blefabrics.` By doing in a .single knitting operation marked i savings can be effected over procedures wherein two types of fabrics .are sewn togetheror otherwise joined, but even in the latter instances great igains in the .fitting of. a garment `and` in the .supporting `properties of aknitted elasticarticle, such as `a :surgical bandage, a foundation garment, athletic support,` etc., maybe obtained.

f -nliig. 13 there is illustrated a foundationlgar-` ment wherein thereis `employed `the two-type a-bric exemplied in Fig.A liutilized soas to provide portions wherein theextent of stretchability of .the velastic plated body fabricA is limited very greatly .inone portion of the` garment and limited much .less in other portionsof the garment. In the `present instance, the garment includes .the 4section of fabric shown in Fig. 10, this being `set o by idot-and-dash lines. In Fig. 13, however,

thefifull portionlA is shown and the portion LB is i shown in .much greater extent. `The yarns of which the .garment is composed will be thesame i asin case of Fig. l0., the body being composed of substantially non-elastic yarn such as 50 `and .elastic yarn, such `as 5| plated as in the case of Fig. .10 with the yarn 50, as well as otherWarns as 52 and V53 incorporated as in the case of Fig.

`10. .The .non-elastic main yarn .such as 5l will be on -the yside `of the fabric opposite the other,

.yarns and ordinarily will be on the inside `otfthe garment where it touches `the bo-dy. 11n certain instances, the fabric may be reversed as with yarnsZ and 53 on the inside of the garment. In the present instance there are provided in addi.-`

tion tothe portion A, portions D and E wherein `yarn .similar to the yarn 153 is similarly incorporated in a tightly drawnfashion so -as to greatly limit the coursewise .stretchability.` certain instances, and particularly when a yarn body such .as 50 is .on the inside of the garment,.yarn

vsuch as 52 may beomitted and the garrnentcom-` posed of fabric such as shown in Fig. 11` consisti ing. of-main .andelastic yarns knitted in plated relationship Aand of tightly inlaid yarn which is (e. g. wool) .inlaid thereinon'theopposite rside i l from thenon-f'elastic plated yarn and preferably` .-iersey 4fashion with other .non-elastic yarn on the outside of the garment; andthe portion G l`consisting orga body of. faccordionf Vknitted `non-elastic (wool) .yarn,"-`with. elastic r(rubber) yarn platedin .every other` wale, .as exemplified in Fig. 6,` and with vertical -(e. .g. wool) yarn .such as the .yarns `.tilt and 34a caught into the :fabric at spaced points, valso `as exemplified in Fig. 6,

. these yarns `.being .indicated at TIB. `This bathing suit has free vertical stretchability.butlimited t horizontal :stretchability .above .the Ship .portion Gat the waist,;and free horizontal stretchability `and limited yerticalstretchability ,at the hips. i and in addition .has a greater tendency to pull together `at the .hips withnevertheless asufiicient elasticity so that-it will spreadjoutwardly to the `.relatively large, extent necessary.

is shown in Fig. l5. The body of the fabric is formed mainly `or. wholly `of substantially nonelastic yarn-for `.example wool-and. elastic yarnfor example 1astex.knitted in `kplated relationship .in the jerseyashionywith the `ivool yarnonthe inside of the suit. .l In .the Waist por#` tion J, thev fabric is the vsame .as .that `of Fig. `12 withiwraplyarns composed of colored worsted inlaid to "form closely spaced diamond-shapeddesigns C ,interconnected by short verticalextents 6E. The hip .portionK s similar except that the designs C" though individually the sameare much more widely spaced and-are connected with the designs C` and/or with each other by relative.-` ly long vertical extents 66a. ,'There is thusprovided agarment which in the `waist portionhas present only inl that portion t of the garment i f `where stretchability is undesirable. t

`,'llhereis thus Vprovided a foundation garment which is relatively non-stretchable in `a coursewise direction in the .portionsA, D and E sothat effective support of the body of the `wearer will be provided atltheseportions .and whichthroughout the remainder ofthe garment (theLportion IB) 'will have the desired high degree of stretchi ability yand which may be formed as a substani i rti'ally complete garment on a knitting machine in a `single operation. To a` certain extent in many instances and to a generallysimilar extent in most instances when the other`yarn is tight.- ly drawn, similar advantages may be. secured when, instead 'of yarn vsuch as the yarn 53 being employed at portionssuch as A, D and E for ext ample, there is employed at these portions yarn caught into 'the 'fabric similarlyto the yarns |8.`

ofFig. .2, 23 of Fig. 3`or 28 ofFig. 4.` n

`Another example of a garmentin` which in accordance with the invention is `exemplified inlig '14. wherein there is illustrated afbathing 'suit the waist portion F ofwhioh is .composed of fabric such as illustrated in Fig. land the .hip

. 'stretchability is controlled ina desirable manner i portion of which is composed of fabric such` 'as illustrated in Fig. 6; the portion F being comi posed of non-elastic (e. g. wool) andelastio (e. g; rubber) yarns knitted 'in plated `relationship its vertical stretchability limited by the vertical extents` E6', and in the hip `portions has its ver-- `bility in` diferentparts of a garment ora fabric,i

such, for example,` as `indicated in Figs. 10, ,1.1,` 13, 14, .and '15, ,.may. as wm be appreciated, be .provided in accordance with the invention Vin a wide varietyo'ftypes of garments and in various knitted garticles including body-shaping,` ,protec- Vtive,"andsurgical bandages of various sorts.

` It will .be appreciated that whilethe fotherf yarn is "shown as `.incorporated in certain ways withv 4body" ,yarn knitted in certain manners, ,andas .otherwise-incorporated in connection with Abody yarn knitted in` the other manners, these are .merelyillustratiya and other `yarn may be incorporated in various of the ways shown with diierent ones of the types of body `yarn shown,

`and`,.inA addition, may be incorporatedin these t .or other. ways` with these or modified types of body fabric Within the spirit and scope of the invention. i It will. .also "be appreciated that while certain :types of the fabrics .shownfhave been exlemplied in garments or other 'knitted Varticles as i associated with 'each other, various-other combinations of the types of fabric shown or suggested `maybe (formed in accordance with the invention.` In 4addition, certainportions .of garments or other knitted articles may beiormed of :fab-

rics such `as .contemplated 'by the .invention and other portion of thebody yarnin various of the abrics shown without thefother yarn being Another bathing Isuit embodyingtheinventin i present, and fabrics such ascontemplated by the invention may be un`ited in a single knitting operation or otherwise with various known or suitable types of fabric.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and diiferentfernbodiments ofthe inventioncould be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that 'all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted asillustrativeand not in alimiting sense.

What is claimed is:

' 1. Knitted fabric comprising knitted main.

yarn, special Ayarn of a significantly different character from the main yarn, and plated with atleast certain of the loops of the main yarn-and otheryarn disposed on the opposite, side of the fabric from the main yarn in at least certain portions vof the fabric, said other yarn being caught into the fabric in a different manner from said special yarn.

2. Knitted fabric comprising 4knitted main yarn, special yarn of a significantly different character from `the main yarn, and plated with at leastcertain of the loops of the main yarn, and other `yarn present only in spaced design portions lon the yopposite side of the fabricfrom the main yarn and caught into the fabric in an unknitted manner.

3.,Knitted fabric comprising knitted main yarn, special yarn of a significantly different character from the main yarn, and plated with at least certain of the loopsyof the main yarn, and other yarn `present in closely spaced design portions on theopposite side of the fabric from the `,main yarn and caught into the fabric in a different manner from the special yarn.

4. Knitted fabric comprising knitted main yarn, special yarn of a significantly different character from the main yarn, and plated with at least certain of the loops of the main yarn,v

and other yarn covering'the special yarn on the opposite side of the fabric from kthe main yarn and caught into the fabric in a generally unknitted manner.

5. Knitted Afabric ycomprising knitted main yarn, elastic yarn plated with at least certain of the'loops of the main yarn, and other yarn disposed on the oppositeside of the fabric from the main yarn in at least certain portions of the fabric, said other yarn beingcaught into the fab.- ric in a different manner from said elastic yarn. 6. Knitted fabric comprising knitted main yarn, uncovered rubber yarn plated with at least certain of `the loops of the mainyarn, and other yarn disposed on the opposite side offtheV fabric from the main' yarn in at least certain portions of the fabric, said other yarn beingcaught into the fabric in a diiierent manner from said rubber yarn. l

7. Knitted fabric comprising knitted main Yarn, special yarn of a significantly different character from the main yarn, and plated with at least certain of the loops of the main yarn, and other yarn disposed on the opposite side of the fabricfrom the main yarn in at least certain `portions of the fabric, ,said other yarn being rcaught into the fabric atat least certain points .in the inlay fashion, extending under sinker loops of both the main yarn and the special yarn.

8. Knitted fabric comprising y knitted main yarn, special yarn'plated with at least certain of the loops of the main yarn, and other yarn disposed on the opposite side of the'fabric from the main yarn in at least vcertain portions of the fabric, said other yarn being caught into the fabric inA the inlay fashion in varying ways in successive courses, the inlaid yarn passing under sink-` er loops of both the main yarn and the special yarn. v v f V9. Knitted fabricy comprising knitted main yarn, special yarn of a significantly different character from the main yarn, and plated with at least certain of the loops of the main yarn, and other yarn disposed on the opposite side of the fabric from the main yarn in at least certain portions of the` fabric, said other yarn being caught into the fabric at at least certain points by being extendedjunder certain spaced sinker loops of both the main yarn and the special yarn.

10. Knitted fabric comprising knitted main yarn, special yarn plated with at least certain of the loops of the main yarn, and other yarn disposed on the opposite side of the fabric from the main yarn in at least certain portions of the fabric, said other lyarn being -caught into the fabric at at least certain points by being wound around certain `of the knitted loops of the fabric.

11. Knitted fabric comprising knitted main yarn, special yarn of a significantly different character from the main yarn, and plated with at least certain of the loops of the main yarn, and other yarn disposed on the opposite side of the fabric from the main yarn in at least certain portions of the fabric, said other yarn being caught into the fabric at walewise spaced singlepoints and extending generally walewise lof the fabric.

12. Knitted I fabric comprising knitted main` yarn, special yarn plated with at least certain of the loops of the main yarn, andother vyarn disposed yon the opposite side of the fabric from the main yarn in at least certain portions of, the fabric, said other yarn being caught into the faba ric in the inlay manner throughout aV plurality of wales' in portions of spaced courses and extendingv generally walewise between said courses.

13. Knitted fabric comprising knitted main yarn, vspecial yarn of a signicantly diierent character from the main yarn, and plated with at least certain of the loops ofY the main yarn, and other yarn disposed on the opposite side of the yfabric from the main yarn in at least certain` portions of the fabric, said 'other yarn being caught into the fabric by being plated in single loopsin jspaced courses, said other yarn extend-.- ing generally walewise of the fabric.

14. Knitted fabric comprising knitted main` yarn, special yarn plated with at least certain of the loops of the main yarn,` other yarn disposed on the opposite side of the fabric from the main yarnin at least certain portions of the fabric,`

y other yarn d isposed on the opposite side of the fabric from the main yarn in at least certain portions of the fabric, said other yarn being caught into the fabric in a different manner from said special yarn;

` 16. Knitted fabric comprising main yarn yarn knitted in different wales in different courses, spebeing tightly drawn.

cial yarn of a significantly different character from the main yarn, and plated withat least certain of the loops of the main yarn, and other yarn disposed on the opposite side of the fabric from the main yarn in at least certain portions of the fabric, said other yarn being caught into the fabric in a different manner from said "special yarn.

`17. Knitted fabric comprising main yarn knitted in different wales in different courses, special yarn of a significantly different character from the main yarn, and plated with the main yarn only in certain of said Wales, and` other yarn disposed on the opposite side of the fabric from the main yarn in at least certain portions of the fabric, said other yarn being caughtinto the fabric in a generally unknitted manner.

18. Knitted fabric comprising knitted main yarn, elastic yarn plated with at least certain of the loops of the main yarn, and other yarn dis posed on the opposite side of the fabric from the main yarn in at least certain portions of the fabric, said other yarn being caught into the fabric in a different manner from said elastic yarn and 19.` Knitted fabric comprising knitted main yarn, elastic yarn plated with at least-certain of the loops of the main yarn, and other yarn disposed on the opposite side of the fabric from the i main yarn in atleast certain portions of the fabric, said other yarn being caught into the fabric at at least certain points in the inlayfashion and being tightly drawn. i

20. Knitted fabric comprising elastic portions including weft knitted elastic yarn, certain of said portions having free walewise stretchability, and other of said portions including relatively nonelastic yarn extending relatively directly gener- 22. A knitted garmentincluding Waist and hip portions each `of whichinclude knitted elastic yarn, the Waist portion having free vertical stretchability, and the hip portion including relatively non-elastic yarn` extending generally Walewise of the fabric to control its walewise stretchability. Y i

i 23. A knitted fabric comprising a portion tending without knitting across plural Wale secl tions in closely spaced designs in said second wherein a relatively great coursewise stretchability is desirable and a portion wherein a relatively small courseWise stretchability is desirable, said portions comprising body yarn including loops of elastic yarn plated with loops of relatively non- `elastic yarn, and thesecond mentioned portion including relatively non-elastic Wrap yarn exmentioned portion.

24. A knitted article comprising portions includingknitted main yarn and elastic yarn plated with at least certain of the loops of the main i yarn, one of said portions including tightly drawn substantially non-elastic yarn incorporated in the fabric in a substantially unknittedmanner, said tightly drawn yarn being omitted from another of said portions.

. 25. Aknitted article comprisingportionsincluding` knitted main yarn and elasticyarn plated ally walewise of the fabric to control its walewise stretchability, the llast mentioned yarn being uncaught in the majority of courses of said other of said portions.

21. Knitted fabric 'comprising portions including weft knitted elastic yarn, certain of said portions` `including relatively non-elastic yarn extending relatively vdirectly generally coursewise of the fabric tocontrol its'coursewise stretchability, and other of said portions including relatively knon-elastic yarn extending relatively directly generally walewise of the fabric to control its Walewise stretchability, the last mentioned yarn being uncaught in the majority of courses of said other of said portions.

with at least certain of the loops of the main yarn, one of said portions including tightly drawn substantiallynon-elastic yarn incorporated in the fabric in a substantially unknitted manner, said tightly drawn yarn being omitted from :another of said portions, loosely drawn substantially nonelastic yarn being incorporated in the fabric in a substantially unknitted manner in at least said other of said portions. Y

26. `Knitted fabric comprising knitted main yarn, metal yarn plated withat least certain of the loops of the main yarn, and other yarn disposed on the opposite side of thefabric from the main `yarn in at least certain portions of the fabric, said other yarn being caught into the fabric in a different manner from said metal yarn.

27. Knitted fabric comprising knitted main yarn, glass yarn plated with at least certain of the loops of the main yarn, and other yarn'disposed on the opposite side of the fabric from the main yarn in at least certain portions of the fabric, said other yarn being caught into the fabric in a different manner from said glass yarn. i

` VINCENT LOMBARDI. 

